Monday, 22 February 2016

NigerianEye: “Sheriff still under N300 Billion Borno allocation probe –EFCC” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Sheriff still under N300 Billion Borno allocation probe –EFCC” plus 29 more

Sheriff still under N300 Billion Borno allocation probe –EFCC

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 09:35 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says the new Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sheriff, is still under investigation for alleged corruption. Sheriff was arrested by the...

Reps invite Alison-Madueke to explain roles in crude oil swap

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 09:48 PM PST

The House Representatives committee on Crude Oil Swap on Monday formally invited the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Alison – Madueke, to come and make clarifications on the crude oil...

Buhari appoints blind man as aide

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 09:51 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a visually impaired man, Dr. Samuel Ankeli, as his Senior Special Assistant. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,...

Kogi: INEC makes a U-turn, declares PDP winner

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 09:38 PM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday reversed its earlier declaration that the Kogi-Central senatorial rerun election was inconclusive. The electoral commission, which on Sunday,...

Ex-Interior minister, Abba Moro quizzed by EFCC

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 09:54 PM PST

Nigeria anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arrested former Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, over the 2014 fatal recruitment exercise into the...

Shi’ites shun el-Rufai’s panel on Zaria killings

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 09:50 PM PST

The Sheikh El-Zakzaky-led Islamic Movement in Nigeria, otherwise known as Shi'ites, on Monday, shunned the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by the Kaduna State Government to unravel the...

Governor Ambode meets FC Barcelona, opens academy in Lagos

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 09:46 PM PST

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says the decision of the Barcelona Football Club of Spain to establish its first African football academy in the state was in sync with his administration's...

Woman, 106, rejoices for meeting Obama

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 09:44 PM PST

An African-American woman, Virgina McLaurin, has said her meeting with the United States' President, Barack Obama, is a moment she has longed for in her life. The 106-year-old woman danced with...

Buhari in Saudi, lodges in King Saudi Guest Palace

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 09:42 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday arrived Riyadh to commence a week-long visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The President's plane landed at the Royal Terminal of King Abdel International Airport,...

Wike suspends three caretaker chairmen

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 09:41 PM PST

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has suspended three caretaker commitee chairmen. The chairmen are those of Abua/Odual, Ahoada East and Ahoada West local government areas. The governor said they...

Benue deputy governor rejects Mark’s victory

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 09:40 PM PST

Benue State Deputy Governor Benson Abounu has alleged that last Saturday's rerun in Benue South was characterised by violence, snatching of ballot boxes and stuffing of same in Agatu and Okpokwu...

Ondo APC chides Mimiko for ‘incompetence’

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 09:39 PM PST

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has said Governor Olusegun Mimiko lacks the economic knowledge to rule the state. In a statement by its Director of Publicity, Steve Otaloro, the...

APC slams Fayose over his comments on TSA

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 09:37 PM PST

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has said Governor Ayo Fayose is afraid of the Federal Government's Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy because he has something to hide. The party...

PDP BoT to adamant Sheriff: you’re not fit to lead PDP

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 09:33 PM PST

Members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday rose from a marathon meeting to tell Chairman Ali Modu Sheriff —resign. Acting BoT chairman Senator Walid...

Fayose begs PDP members to support Sheriff

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 09:32 PM PST

As anger grows in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over the appointment of Ali Modu Sheriff as National Chairman, Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Monday called for support from...

Tompolo denies giving ultimatum to Buhari on troops withdrawal

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 11:12 AM PST

Ex-Militant leader in the Niger Delta region, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo) has denied giving President Muhammadu Buhari ultimatum to withdraw military from the Niger Delta region,...

Niger president talks to Al Jazeera on Boko Haram, Democracy

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 11:09 AM PST

Yesterday, polls closed in Niger, where, in the second election after the 2010 military coup, sitting president, Mahamadou Issoufou is intent on winning a second term.WATCH VIDEO BELOW: Speaking to...

How to save Nigeria’s economy – Arunma Otteh

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 11:07 AM PST

The government must diversify the economy if Nigeria is to survive falling global oil prices, World Bank Vice President and Treasurer, Arunma Otteh, said on Monday. She said Nigeria ranks 152 out of...

I won’t resign as PDP chairman – Sheriff

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 11:06 AM PST

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff, on Monday begged chieftains and groups within the party who were unhappy with his emergence as chairman to...

NHRC threatens to shut oil companies over pollution

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 11:04 AM PST

The National Human Rights‎ Commission (NHRC) has threatened to shut oil companies whose activities negatively affect the environment and residents of their host communities. NHRC's Executive...

REVEALED: Lagos ‘strange’ disease is measles

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 11:03 AM PST

The Lagos State Government has described the out break of the fatal febrile rash illness in Otodo Gbame community area of the state as measles. The disease was confirmed as measles virus through...

Electricity tariff: Court refuses NERC’s bid to halt case

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 11:02 AM PST

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday dismissed an application by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), seeking to stay proceedings in the suit on electricity tariff...

BPP gets new acting DG

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 10:59 AM PST

The Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP) has reversed the appointment of Babatunde Kuye as the Acting Director -General of the agency, replacing him with the Director of Agriculture and Water...

Three killed in Burundi attacks

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 10:55 AM PST

Three people were killed in gun and grenade attacks in Burundi, officials said on Monday, just hours before the arrival of the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, who is trying to end the...

Additional 4,500 IDPs vacate Borno schools

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 10:54 AM PST

An additional 4,500 displaced persons have been evacuated from public schools in Borno to pave way for smooth resumption of schools in the state. The State's Relocation Committee (SREC) has already...

Nigeria's Isaac Success listed among Europe’s elite youngsters

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 10:53 AM PST

Granada's Isaac Success is the second most fielded forward under the age of 21 in the top European leagues, according to a CIES Football Observatory report. Isaac, 20, comes behind Manchester...

NUPENG suggests tougher penalties for pipeline vandalism

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 10:51 AM PST

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Monday called on the Federal Government to impose tougher penalties against petroleum pipelines vandals. The South-West Chairman of...

Police IG vows to end bribery among Police rank and file

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 10:50 AM PST

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase has sworn to remove all elements capable of leading policemen into bribery and corruption which has been bringing the force to disrepute in recent...

Terrorism: Court suspends Okah’s trial

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 10:49 AM PST

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday suspended the trial of alleged mastermind of Abuja 2010 Independent Day bombing, Charles Okah, pending his recovery from surgery in the National Hospital. "In...

Why President Buhari should sit at home by Jeremiah Olatinwo

Posted: 22 Feb 2016 05:10 AM PST

Last week and over the weekend, Twitter was awashed with tweets from Nigerians at home and abroad in response to different thought provoking trends. Among them were ‪#‎BenBruceAt60‬,...
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